First names in Hebrew

First name Boaz: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בועז

Gematria value: 85

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Boaz is written בועז

Meaning and origin

What does Boaz mean?

Meaning: "in him is strength" (traditional reading)
Origin: Hebrew

Boaz is a biblical Hebrew name. Tradition reads it bo oz, "in him is strength", but its exact meaning remains debated. It is the name of the man of Bethlehem who married Ruth, and the great-grandfather of King David (Ruth 4:21-22).

Gematria

Boaz = 85

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. בועז has 4 letters:

• בthe letter Bet2
• וthe letter Vav6
• עthe letter Ayin70
• זthe letter Zayin7
• Total85

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter Zayin

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Boaz, from ב to ז:

בְּיוֹם קָרָאתִי וַתַּעֲנֵנִי תַּרְהִבֵנִי בְנַפְשִׁי עֹז׃

“On the day I called, You answered me; You made me bold, You put strength in my soul.”

Psalms 138:3

The book of your first name

Boaz, in nine pages

• Boaz, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Boaz
• Boaz, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Boaz in three answers

How do you write Boaz in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Boaz is written בועז.

What is the gematria value of Boaz?
Written בועז, Boaz is worth 85: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Zayin (7).

What does Boaz mean?
In him is strength" (traditional reading) (origin: Hebrew). Boaz is a biblical Hebrew name. Tradition reads it bo oz, "in him is strength", but its exact meaning remains debated. It is the name of the man of Bethlehem who married Ruth, and the great-grandfather of King David (Ruth 4:21-22).